We’re finally here at the end of the longest year in the history of long, bad years. We barely played any games this year, so pulling together our favorite songs was a mighty task, but we weren’t going to let you walk away empty-handed. Also, let’s be real, it’s way harder to find ten good games than games with good music. Good game music is easy. You here me, Capcom?? EASY! THERE’S NO EXCUSE FOR MEGA MAN TO SOUND LIKE THIS!

*ahem*

Please enjoy these hours of music and best of lists, and I hope everyone has a great end to the year from hell. May the hell be lessened and the games better in 2019. Thanks everyone, for everything.

A few notes: you can find our episode for the music from games we played for the first six months of the year on Abnormal Mapping 79. Also, to enjoy this episode in higher quality than our hosting can support, please consider listening to it on YouTube if you're sensitive to that sort of thing!

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THE TRACKS IN THIS EPISODE, IN ORDER!

Prelude by Hidenori Maezawafrom Castlevania III

Soldiers of the Sea by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnLoose Cargo by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnThe Doom by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnThe Alexandrian Pleiad by Sarah Schachnerfrom Assassin’s Creed: OriginsMysterious by Yugo Kannofrom Nioh

Garbage Day by Daniel Koestner & Ben Esposito from Donut CountyMain Theme by Jason Graves from Murdered: Soul SuspectEvery Day is Night by Michael Kelly from VA-11 HALL-ADanganronpa V3 Opening by Masafumi Takada from Danganronpa V3God of War by Bear McCreary from God of War

House Building Theme by Woody Jackson from Red Dead Redemption 2Nuts and Bolts by Joakim Sandberg from IconoclastsNever Stop Sneakin by Hyperduck Soundworks from Never Stop SneakinMain Theme by Motoi Sakuraba from Mario Tennis AcesMemories of Mother by Bear Mccreary from God of WarMain Menu Theme by Joris de Man from Horizon Zero Dawn

Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru from Kingdom HeartsHollow Bastion by Yoko Shimamura from Kingdom HeartsBeats in my Head by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter IIIJazzy NYC 99 by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter IIIKen’s Theme by various artists from Street Fighter V

Pilots by Goldfrapp from Vampire: the Masquerade - BloodlinesHollywood by Rik Schaffer from Vampire: the Masquerade - BloodlinesTRAIN-TRAIN by The Blue Hearts from Taiko no Tatsujin

Next Chapter by Noboru Motoh from Tetris EffectMain Theme by Yugo Kanno from NiohYuna's Theme by Noriko Matsueda from Final Fantasy X-2The Opened Way by Kow Otani from Shadow of the ColossusBeginning by Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi et al from Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

Lavender Town by Junichi Masuda from Pokemon RedLavender Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!SS Anne by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!Pallet Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!

Katamari on the Wings by Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano from Katamari Forever